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Boy 1.4m tall casts a shadow 1.2m long at a time when building casts a shadow 5.4m long. What is height of building?

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A boy 1.4 m tall casts a shadow 1.2 m long at the time when building casts a shadow 5.4 m long. What is the height of the building.

posted Mar 12, 2015 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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1.4/1.2=h/5.4
h=6.3

answer Mar 12, 2015 by Abhishek Porwal



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